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In utero exposure to flu spells increased risk of childhood seizures

In utero exposure to flu spells increased risk of childhood seizures

03 Oct 2024 byJairia Dela Cruz

Infants born to mothers who contracted influenza infection during pregnancy are at heightened risk of seizures, particularly febrile seizures, during childhood, according to a large study.

03 Oct 2024
Can neurologic manifestations predict poor outcomes in young SARS-CoV-2, MIS-C patients?

Can neurologic manifestations predict poor outcomes in young SARS-CoV-2, MIS-C patients?

03 Oct 2024 byAudrey Abella

A prospective cohort study has shown that in patients aged <18 years hospitalized for acute SARS-CoV-2-related multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C), neurologic manifestations during the infection are common and may predispose them more to new neurocognitive or functional morbidity at discharge.

03 Oct 2024
Autism risk in children not heightened by COVID-19 pandemic exposure

Autism risk in children not heightened by COVID-19 pandemic exposure

29 Sep 2024 byJairia Dela Cruz

Children born during the COVID-19 pandemic or to mothers with history of prenatal SARS-CoV-2 infection are not at increased risk of autism compared with their counterparts who were born before the pandemic or have no exposure to maternal SARS-CoV-2 infection, as reported in a cohort study.

29 Sep 2024